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where is the body of jimmy hoffa? a tip has led the fbi to eastern michigan in hopes of finding the former teamster's president. a man in the town of rosille says he saw other men bury a body just hours after hoffa went missing in 1975. hoffa was last seen meeting with two suspected mafia members at a detroit restaurant. police say they are taking the tip seriously, but they don't expect to actually find hoffa's body. >> we believe he's credible enough that he believes what he saw, that something took place that day out of the ordinary. we do not believe it's jimmy hoffa. we are not making that assumption. the timeline doesn't exactly add um to be mr. hoffa. >> there are conspiracy theories on where hoffa is buried, including beneath giants stadium in new jersey or even the ground of the white house. >>> the university of california has settled with 21 students who were pepper sprayed while protesting as part of the occupy movement. this video was from last november when campus police doused the students with pepper s
where is the body of jimmy hoffa? a tip has led the fbi to eastern michigan in hopes of finding the former teamster's president. a man in the town of rosille says he saw other men bury a body just hours after hoffa went missing in 1975. hoffa was last seen meeting with two suspected mafia members at a detroit restaurant. police say they are taking the tip seriously, but they don't expect to actually find hoffa's body. >> we believe he's credible enough that he believes what he saw, that...
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whatever happened to jimmy hoffa? the mess tri of the former teamster boss' disappearance may soon be solved. as mark barger reports, investigators spent the day digging for new evidence that could solve this cold case. >> reporter: one of the coldest of cold cases brought a commotion to patricia's house near detroit today. >> i was told a dead body might be buried in my backyard. >> reporter: not just any body, but that of jimmy hoffa, one-time boss of the teamsters, america's biggest union. he disappeared without a trace more than 37 years ago. a decade before patricia bought her home. >> he is the best-known dead body that they've been looking for for years. >> reporter: hoffa's connections to organized crime had spurred numerous theories about his disappearance in july of 1975. earlier this year, an informant told hoffa wars author he saw a body being buried at this suburban home around the time hoffa vanished. >> he's adamant about his beliefs hoffa is buried at this location. >> reporter: he pointed the informan
whatever happened to jimmy hoffa? the mess tri of the former teamster boss' disappearance may soon be solved. as mark barger reports, investigators spent the day digging for new evidence that could solve this cold case. >> reporter: one of the coldest of cold cases brought a commotion to patricia's house near detroit today. >> i was told a dead body might be buried in my backyard. >> reporter: not just any body, but that of jimmy hoffa, one-time boss of the teamsters,...
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>> we have never advocate that had this is jimmy hoffa's resting place. we're strictly investigating this as a cold case homicide, and that has been our focus since the beginning. if it somehow happens to be mr. hoffa, well, great, it will end a major mystery. >> reporter: police say it will take about two hours to take a core soil sample that will be sent to a forensic anthropologist at michigan state university, and if they find signs of human remains, then they are going to dig this driveway up. >> 37 years on still looking for jimmy hoffa. once again to savannah. >> harmony and peace have been restored to the nfl followed by a week of drama over the replacement officials. the regular referees were back on the field last night to the delight of players and fans. stephanie gosk is at m & t stadium in baltimore this morning. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. standee ovations at this stadium are reserved for the home team, the baltimore ravens, the fans crazy about their team, but last night other pros took to the field that th
>> we have never advocate that had this is jimmy hoffa's resting place. we're strictly investigating this as a cold case homicide, and that has been our focus since the beginning. if it somehow happens to be mr. hoffa, well, great, it will end a major mystery. >> reporter: police say it will take about two hours to take a core soil sample that will be sent to a forensic anthropologist at michigan state university, and if they find signs of human remains, then they are going to dig...
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. >>> ahead on news4 today, why answers to the mystery of what happened to jimmy hoffa could be found in this driveway. >>> plus, the price of education. why that college degree is weighing down more and more americans. >>> scattered somehowers in our area this morning. your forecast is next with weather and traffic on t >>> "harry potter" will hit this ball to left-center. it is carrying. >> the nationals' magic number is now down to four. they beat the phillies 8-4 last night thanks in part to that bryce harper home run. it was the rookie phenom's 20th homer of the season. the braves also won last night so their first place remains at four games. >> for people who may not be as closely acquainted with baseball as you were, that four represents the number of games they have to win in order to get the baseball title. >> yes. >> i'm just saying. some people are like four what? >> i'm not necessarily closely -- what is it you said? >> closely acquainted. >> i'm just a fan. >> veronica johnson is in the storm center now with a look at the warm start to the morning. >> look, i'm closely a
. >>> ahead on news4 today, why answers to the mystery of what happened to jimmy hoffa could be found in this driveway. >>> plus, the price of education. why that college degree is weighing down more and more americans. >>> scattered somehowers in our area this morning. your forecast is next with weather and traffic on t >>> "harry potter" will hit this ball to left-center. it is carrying. >> the nationals' magic number is now down to four....
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. >>> it's been almost 40 years since jimmy hoffa went missing. the fbi is heading to eastern michigan on a tip that his body could be buried in the backyard there. a man succeays he saw other many a body just hours after hoffa went missing in 1975. he was seen meeting with two suspected mafia members. police say they are taking this tip seriously but do not expect to actually find hoffa's body. >> we believe he's credible enough that he believes what he saw, that something took place that day out of the ordinary. we do not believe it's jimmy hoffa. we are not making that assumption. the timeline doesn't exactly add up to be mr. hoffa. >> there are many conspiracy theories on where hoffa is actually buries. some rumors include him being underneath giants stadium in new jersey or even on the grounds of the white house. >>> this morning we're getting video of a dramatic explosion in washington state. a truck burst into flames while it was laying down adhesive for lane markers. it was carrying a large propane tank. flames shoot out of all side of the
. >>> it's been almost 40 years since jimmy hoffa went missing. the fbi is heading to eastern michigan on a tip that his body could be buried in the backyard there. a man succeays he saw other many a body just hours after hoffa went missing in 1975. he was seen meeting with two suspected mafia members. police say they are taking this tip seriously but do not expect to actually find hoffa's body. >> we believe he's credible enough that he believes what he saw, that something took...
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. >>> plus trying to figure out if jimmy hoffa's body was buried under this driveway. >>> see you bullpen! >> the nationals magic number down to three. they powered past the phillies 7-3 last night in philadelphia. gio gonzalez picked up his 20th win of the season. that's the most in the major leagues. the magic number remains four still because the braves won again as well. the nationals will take on the national championship cardinals this weekend in st. louis. >> we're going to do this. >> just this weekend. >> we're going to go. >> you and me? >> yes, the whole news 4 team. >> i thought you maeeant to the playoffs or world series. >> hope we can do that too. storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson telling us about rain moving through our area. >>> that's right. from the big rains we had last night, just some lingering showers are left as you take a look outside. and to the radar, you can see this is it really. i'm not seeing any lightning, but the showers moving through, areas around leesburg and into d.c., all headed off to the east toward annapolis and toward waldorf until about
. >>> plus trying to figure out if jimmy hoffa's body was buried under this driveway. >>> see you bullpen! >> the nationals magic number down to three. they powered past the phillies 7-3 last night in philadelphia. gio gonzalez picked up his 20th win of the season. that's the most in the major leagues. the magic number remains four still because the braves won again as well. the nationals will take on the national championship cardinals this weekend in st. louis....
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hoffa. a man told officials he saw a man burying a body in the backyard in 1975 on the same day hoffa was last seen. the rumor hoffa's body has finally been found has drawn visitors, including a man who says it has to be hoffa because his sister is a psychic. >>> today minneapolis police will try to figure out what sparked a deadly shooting inside a sign making business. investigators say a man went inside the store yesterday afternoon, killed four people, and injured four others before killing himself. police don't know if the man worked for the business, and they're looking for a motive behind the shooting. 3 of the 4 injured are in critical condition. >>> later today in aurora, colorado, files involving the theater shooting suspect james holmes will be released. it will provide new insight into the deadly theater shooting two months ago. holmes is accused of killing 16 and injuring 58 more. >>> a deadly crime in a high end store is caught on surveillance video. several masked men burst in
hoffa. a man told officials he saw a man burying a body in the backyard in 1975 on the same day hoffa was last seen. the rumor hoffa's body has finally been found has drawn visitors, including a man who says it has to be hoffa because his sister is a psychic. >>> today minneapolis police will try to figure out what sparked a deadly shooting inside a sign making business. investigators say a man went inside the store yesterday afternoon, killed four people, and injured four others...
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we do not believe it's jimmy hoffa. we are not making that assumption. the time line doesn't exactly add up to be mr. hoffa. but we do believe that he may have seen a body being interred. and as a result of that, we did the ground-penetrating radar that showed an anomaly. >> hoffa was last seen outside a restaurant in suburban detroit. his body has never been found. >>> an army brigadier general has been charged with several counts of sexual misconduct including forcible sex on his female subordinate. he's been based in ft. bragg since he was relieved of his command in afghanistan last may. the army will decide whether or not he faces court martial. >>> there may be yet another reason to enjoy a little chocolate in your diet. scientists in canada tested one component in chocolate to see if it boosted memory. it did seem to help the test subjects how to perform a simple task. the only thing is, the test subjects were snails. further research could determine if the chocolate memory boost applies to humans and i volunteer to be the research study on that on
we do not believe it's jimmy hoffa. we are not making that assumption. the time line doesn't exactly add up to be mr. hoffa. but we do believe that he may have seen a body being interred. and as a result of that, we did the ground-penetrating radar that showed an anomaly. >> hoffa was last seen outside a restaurant in suburban detroit. his body has never been found. >>> an army brigadier general has been charged with several counts of sexual misconduct including forcible sex on...
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the search for jimmy hoffa's body is now in the back of a home in roseville. something unusual did turn up on ground penetrating radar. now, police plan to start digging. they are not optimistic they are going to find hoffa but believe it is worth investigating. >>> a family found homeless after a car crashes through the garage and ends up in the dining room. the 70-year-old driver is taken to the hospital but expected to be fine. he didn't live at the house but the couple that lived inside the house was home at the time but they are not hurt. >> rough day. >> yes, it was. >> some stormy weather moving in. >>> a dramatic ending. >> i just got a treat from somebody around george mason saying it sounds like pianos falling from the sky. very heavy rain going to continue. very strong winds. you may not have been expecting it coming through right around 11:00 tonight. we are seeing the rain just down to the south of washington making its way through fairfax county. fairfax county under the gun and also loudoun county seeing some pretty good rain. what we are going
the search for jimmy hoffa's body is now in the back of a home in roseville. something unusual did turn up on ground penetrating radar. now, police plan to start digging. they are not optimistic they are going to find hoffa but believe it is worth investigating. >>> a family found homeless after a car crashes through the garage and ends up in the dining room. the 70-year-old driver is taken to the hospital but expected to be fine. he didn't live at the house but the couple that lived...
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. >>> authorities hope tests today will help solve the mystery of jimmy hoffa's missing body. police will take soil samples in a backyard of eastern michigan which will test for human decomposition. a man living in the area told investigators he saw people bury a body there in 1975 on the same day hoffa disappeared. radar tests show the ground has been disturbed at some point. hoffa was believed to be involved with the mob at the time of his disappearance. >>> this video just coming into the news room, investigators trying to figure out what caused a small plane to crash in nepal, leading to this fire. 19 people were killed. that twin engine prop plane went down in a field not far from the airport. just after it took off. the weather apparently was pretty clear at that time. as you can see in the images here, british and chinese citizens were on that plane, we understand. this time of year is a peak tourism season in nepal, which is home to 8 of the world's 14 highest mountains, including mt. everest. >>> a virginia man facing federal charges after a tirade on board a united a
. >>> authorities hope tests today will help solve the mystery of jimmy hoffa's missing body. police will take soil samples in a backyard of eastern michigan which will test for human decomposition. a man living in the area told investigators he saw people bury a body there in 1975 on the same day hoffa disappeared. radar tests show the ground has been disturbed at some point. hoffa was believed to be involved with the mob at the time of his disappearance. >>> this video just...
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we do not believe it's jimmy hoffa. we are not making that assumption. the time line doesn't exactly add up. to be mr. hoffa. but we do believe that he may have seen a body being interred. and as a result of that, we did the ground-penetrating radar that showed an anomaly. >> he was last seen outside a restaurant in suburban detroit, his body has never been found. >>> trouble in the skies as fliers restrain an aggressive and unruly passenger. tom costello covers aviation for us. good morning. >> this happened on united flight 473 from chicago to orange county, california, last night. about an hour into the four-hour flight, a passenger began harassing other passengers and had to be held down by passengers. >> please help me! they're hurting me! i can't breathe. >> this is cell phone video shot onboard a united airlines flight from chicago to orange county, california. tuesday night, the 26-year-old was tackled by his fellow passengers who used their own belts to hold him down. nona was seated in the aisle behind him and said the model and actor started b
we do not believe it's jimmy hoffa. we are not making that assumption. the time line doesn't exactly add up. to be mr. hoffa. but we do believe that he may have seen a body being interred. and as a result of that, we did the ground-penetrating radar that showed an anomaly. >> he was last seen outside a restaurant in suburban detroit, his body has never been found. >>> trouble in the skies as fliers restrain an aggressive and unruly passenger. tom costello covers aviation for us....